#AA2C9C#AA2C9C
#AA2C9C is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.201 H 333.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA2C9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 44, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 8.2%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.38, 62.07, -33.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.38, 70.41, 331.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.99% 0.1791 -0.0912) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.99% 0.201 333) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4791, 12.7497, 32.6704) |
| Luminance | 0.1275 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.47
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.04
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.12
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.67
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.06
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA2C9C #2CAA3A
analogous
#792CAA #AA2C9C #AA2C5D
triadic
#AA2C9C #9CAA2C #2C9CAA
tetradic
#AA2C9C #AA792C #2CAA3A #2C5DAA
square
#AA2C9C #AA792C #2CAA3A #2C5DAA
split-complementary
#AA2C9C #5DAA2C #2CAA79
monochromatic
#491343 #791F6F #AA2C9C #CF44BF #DB75D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.92
#AA2C9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#AA2C9C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA2C9C
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA2C9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA2C9C | 1.00 | 5.92 | 3.55 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#26599F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#566A99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B23961
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa2c9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 44, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.201 333.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c772b9',
500: '#aa2c9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa2c9c; $custom-light: #c772b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa2c9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 44,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.667,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52988,
"c": 0.201,
"h": 333
},
"luminance": 0.12748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA2C9C
secondary
#6FC378
accent
#E25746
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F9EDF6
border
#D2C8D0
text
#140911
muted
#827B80